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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Renatus Ignatius Josephus Fransen, Vlaardingen, NL;
Inventors:
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Renatus Ignatius Josephus Fransen, Vlaardingen, NL;
Assignee:
Lely Enterprises AG, Zug, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of automatically milking a dairy animal by means of an automatic milking device, including successively the steps of automatic connection of a first teat cup to a first teat of the dairy animal, manipulating the first teat cup connected to the first teat to reduce interference with a second teat of the dairy animal, and automatic connection of a second teat cup to a second teat of the dairy animal.